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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Heterenchelyidae Mud eels

Genus: Panturichthys

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Smith, D.G.

Mediterranean endemic; kn

Panturichthys fowleri (Ben-Tuvia, 1953)

Photo by Smith, D.G.
 
Panturichthys fowleri
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No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 32.5 cm TL
 
Panturichthys isognathus
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No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 149 cm TL
 
Panturichthys longus
[Slender shortfaced eel]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 84 cm TL
 
Panturichthys mauritanicus
[Mauritanian shortface eel]
4 Species of Family Heterenchelyidae with Genus Panturichthys
(Mud eels)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1953 Panturichthys fowleri Mediterranean endemic; kn
1953 Panturichthys isognathus Eastern Atlantic 32.5 TL
1915 Panturichthys longus Slender shortfaced eel Eastern Atlantic 149 TL
1913 Panturichthys mauritanicus Mauritanian shortface eel Eastern Atlantic 84 TL



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